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While the new car might not look totally different than the outgoing one, it shares many of the basic changes, as do all MK7s: a longer wheelbase and overall length, a significantly more expensive-looking cabin, and a new engine. And oh, what an engine. Based on the EA888 2.0-liter turbo-four found in the GTI, the Golf R's engine keeps the same displacement while swapping out the turbocharger for a larger unit and doing all the necessary internal work (new cylinder head, pistons, injection system) to build an estimated 290 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque in U.S. spec. (Euro spec, like the car I'm driving, is said to be good for 300 hp.)
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